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February 2019 W2NPT The Resonator Official Newsletter of The Fair Lawn (NJ) Amateur Radio Club Volume 4, Number 2 www.FairLawnARC.org February 2019 From The President: Member Profile To FLARC members: NAME: Jim Joyce CALL: K2ZO What do you do/what did you do for a living? I am happy to announce that the club will be opening up on Thursday nights starting February I was in engineering sales and worked on process 7th. Two goals of this night are to make the club control and automation in power plants, chemical available for people who cannot participate on plants, refineries, and pipe lines. Friday nights along with supporting the training classes we are offering. This year we will continue I retired early and then became an adjunct professor with our CW classes being taught by Fred W2AAB at Stevens in the chemical engineering dept. and George W3EH. There is no requirement to build How did you get interested in ham radio? any code oscillators and it is open to all. Watch for email traffic from them as to when the class I had a friend who's father was a ham and worked with sessions will occur on Thursday nights. him to learn the code but never progressed to the point of getting a license. Station 5 has been set up with an interesting radio I took my Novice test in 1963 when I was in the army from the 80s -- the venerable Kenwood TS-830s at radio operator school , most of the instructors were Hybrid (no it's not a Prius)! Through donations to hams, I am probably one of the few people who took a the club from Glenn KB2MDR and Dave NK2Q, along Novice code test at 20 WPM. with some restoration by yours truly, we have it up In 1964 I took all of the FCC tests at the FCC office in and running. Ask someone familiar with operating NY. Extra to commercial including the commercial the radio if you are interested in trying out a rig that is still very capable but nearly 40 years old. radio telegraph. My first call was WN2MEE in 1963 then WB2MEE in 1964 and in 1974 I got K2ZO. Continued on Page 36 What parts of the hobby most interest you? I N S I D E T H I S I SSUE Rag chewing, building antennas, Repairing and up grading amplifiers and Field Day. I enjoy working DX 1 President's Message but don't take it too seriously. 1 Member Profile -- Jim Joyce K2ZO What does belonging to FLARC mean to you? 2 FL RACES Corner I enjoy the getting together with the members and just discussing ham radio. 7 Ham Lite Brian KD2KLN How do you/can you better contribute to the club? 34 SAVE THE DATE-- March 15 Joe Taylor K1JT Not sure -- you are doing a great job at the present time. Continued on page 4. The Only Newsletter In The World That Gives A Damn About FLARC www.FairLawnARC.org Page 1 Continued on page 4. Club Apparel Is Here! The Club Fair Lawn ARC is the fastest growing ham club Fair Lawn RACES Corner around, with five operating positions in a permanent clubhouse. Visitors and guests are always welcome. The club is open every Friday night from NLT 6:30 PM. Business meetings are the first Friday of the month at 7:30PM. 2018 Officers, Committees and Assignments President Brad Kerber KM2C Vice President Lowell Van't Slot W2DLT Treasurer Al Rasmussen WA2OWL Secretary Randy Smith WU2S There's lots of happenings at The Fair Lawn Radio Trustee J Cooper W2JC Amateur Civil Emergency Service (FL-RACES) these Trustee Skip Barker KD2BRV days and this is because of the volunteers like you Trustee Don Cassarini N2PRT that make this organization what it is today. Here is Field Day Steve Wraga WA2BYX a brief summary of our happenings: Member Services Judith Shaw KC2LTM On Wednesday, January 9th and Wednesday, Publicity Ed Efchak WX2R Publicity Gene Ottenheimer WO2W January 23rd, FL-RACES was the Net Control Station for the BC-RACES Net for the first and second time Publicity Susan Frank W6SKT in our history!! We operated from the Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club and all went rather smoothly. Program Lowell Vant Slot W2DLT Ed WX2R and Randy WU2S were the scribes for the Publicity Karl Frank W2KBF Nets and David KD2MOB was the NCS Operator. Publicity Brad Kerber (ex officio) KM2C Dennis Kurta KB2TLG, Assistant Director of BC- Social Media Dave Marotti NK2Q RACES visited our Station for the Net on January 9th Video/YouTube Thom Guida W2NZ and thanked us for the dedication to radio VE Liaison Gene Ottenheimer WO2W emergency services we provide. We were pleased to have Dennis KB2TLG over as our guest. VE Liaison Pete Senesi KD2BMX Education Gordon Beattie W2TTT As a reminder, the Bergen County RACES nets are Education Randy Smith WU2S held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays every month Education John L. Howard KD2NRS at 1945 and various towns host these nets Education Fred Wawra W2ABE throughout the year. Two repeaters are utilized for History Fred Belghaus W2AAB these nets - Paramus, NJ (RX 146.79 / TX 146.19, PL Health and Welfare Judith Shaw KC2LTM TX Tone 141.3) and Franklin Lakes, NJ (RX 146.79 / Photographer Don Cassarini N2PRT TX 146.19, PL TX Tone 162.2). The Franklin Lakes W2NPT Trustee Paul Cornett W2IP repeater is the primary repeater. Technical Paul Cornett W2IP Our next FL-RACES KB2FLR net will take place Technical Randy Smith WU2S on Wednesday, February 13th at 1900 hours. The Technical Fred Wawra W2ABE Fair Lawn ARC Repeater is used (RX 145.47 MHz / TX RACES Director Dave Gotlib KD2MOB 144.87, PL TX Tone 167.9 Hz). Thank you to the Fair RACES Liaison Steve Wraga WA2BYX Lawn Amateur Radio Club for permitting FL-RACES for using the repeater. Newsletter Editor Ed Efchak WX2R FL-RACES will be the Net Control Station once again on Wednesday, March 27th for the BC-RACES Net. FL Town Liaison Gene Ottenheimer WO2W Net Scheduler Brian Cirulnick KD2KLN Continued on page 34. Quartermaster Brian Cirulnick KD2KLN The Only Newsletter In The World That Gives A Damn About FLARC www.FairLawnARC.org Page 2 MASTER EVENT CALENDAR 2019 Activities February 9th FLARC VEC License Testing /Recreation Center (0930) February 15, 2019 Report on the 2019 FLARC Member Survey (at FLARC - All Invited) March 15, 2019 Joe Taylor K1JT "Using FT8 and Recent Improvements" (at Sr.Center) John Hale KD2LPM and others April 19, 2019 "The Garden School ARC and Developing Young Hams" (at Sr.Center) April 2019 "Earth Day At Great Falls National Historical Park" Date TBD May 4, 2019 Garretson House 300th Anniversary Special Event Station May 2019 Portable Day/Mini Fox Hunt With BARA TBD May 17, 2019 RSGB Propagation Workshop or TBD June 9, 2019 Fair Lawn Street Fair (Radburn) August 2019 FLARC Vintage Night II (at FLARC) October 20, 2019 Fair Lawn Street Fair (River Road) "Bring Your Own Boat Anchor" -- TBD An evening of storytelling and demonstrations TBA W1TP Enigma Presentation w/Fair Lawn Public Library FLARC VEC Exams Our next test sessions are scheduled for Saturday, February 9th beginning at 09:30 at the Community Center. No advanced registration is required but always appreciated. The fee is $15.00 (cash or check). Hidetsugu Yagi's 130th Birthday Google Doodle Please bring positive identification (license, passport, etc.), your original license and a copy, original CSCE Follow FLARC ON THE WEB and a copy (if credit is needed). Facebook: http://facebook.FairLawnARC.org The full exam schedule is on the club calendar at the FairLawnARC.org website. For further information Twitter: @FairLawnARC contact [email protected]. Blog: http://blog.FairLawnARC.org Please refer also to the "License Exams" link on the main website-- Youtube: http://youtube.FairLawnARC.org http://testing.FairLawnARC.org Website: http://FairLawnARC.org We appreciate your support of the Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club! This is your Club! Be part of it! The Only Newsletter In The World That Gives A Damn About FLARC www.FairLawnARC.org Page 3 Member Profile (Continued) Please Note: Operating W2NPT What else can you tell the club about yourself Starting in January club trustees will have sign-in and/or ham radio? sheets for all operating positions. There is a clipboard at Operating Position #1, #2 (digital) and #4 with a I have been licensed for 56 years and have been an form on which to sign up for half-hour time slots. No ARRL member for 55 years and a life member for 48 longer first come-first served, in fairness to all who years, it was $100 for life membership then . I am want to use our club equipment and the new currently an ARRL assistant Director in the Hudson antennas. More details to follow. Division. What other ham related clubs or organizations do Get Direct With FLARC! you belong to? Here is a direct link to specific club info: just a click away! http://apparel.FairLawnARC.org BARA, Radio Club of America and QCWA. http://auction.FairLawnARC.org http://blog.FairLawnARC.org http://calendar.FairLawnARC.org http://events.FairLawnARC.org http://exams.FairLawnARC.org http://facebook.FairLawnARC.org http://testing.FairLawnARC.org http://news.FairLawnARC.org http://swap.FairLawnARC.org http://tech.FairLawnARC.org http://youtube.FairLawnARC.org NEW ! https://groups.io/g/FairLawnARC Jim K2ZO FLARC Now Open On Thursday Evenings!! January 2019 Blog Traffic The "soft launch" went off without a hitch on January 31 January has gotten off to a slow start both in page views with Brad KM2C leading a class on soldering.
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